FHI Announces Management Changes
Tokyo, March 3, 2014 - Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (FHI), the manufacturer of Subaru automobiles, today announced the following management changes.
1. Promoted Corporate Vice Presidents (Effective April 1, 2014)
- Masahiro Kasai, Corporate Executive Vice President
(Current title: Corporate Senior Vice President, Chief General Manager of Subaru Manufacturing Div. and Gunma Plant)
- Tomomi Nakamura, Corporate Senior Vice President
(Current title: Corporate Vice President, Senior General Manager of Subaru Global Marketing Div., Subaru Overseas Sales & Marketing Div 1, and Subaru Overseas Sales & Marketing Div 2)
- Kazuo Hosoya, Corporate Senior Vice President
(Current title: Corporate Vice President, General Manager of Human Resources Dept.
- Masaki Okawara, Corporate Senior Vice President
(Current title: Corporate Vice President, President of Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc.)
2. Newly-appointed Corporate Vice Presidents (Effective April 1, 2014)
- Nobuhiko Murakami, Corporate Senior Vice President
(Current title: Deputy Chief Officer of Customer First Promotion Group, Toyota Motor Corporation)
- Toshiaki Tamegai, Corporate Vice President
(Current title: Senior General Manager of Subaru Manufacturing Div. and General Manager of Corporate Planning Dept.)
- Hiroki Kurihara, Corporate Vice President
(Current title: President, Nagoya Subaru Motors Inc.)
- Tetsuo Onuki, Corporate Vice President
(General Manager, Body Design Dept., Subaru Engineering Div.)
3. Retiring Corporate Vice Presidents (Effective March 31, 2014)
- Mitsuru Takada
(Current title: Corporate Executive Vice President, Chief General Manager of Subaru Overseas Sales & Marketing Div 2)
- Tamaki Kamogawa
(Current title: Corporate Senior Vice President, Chief General Manager of Subaru Purchasing Div.)
* Appointed as President of Subaru Kohsan Co., Ltd. effective April 1, 2014
- Yoshio Hirakawa
(Current title: Corporate Senior Vice President, Senior General Manager of Subaru Engineering Div.)
* Appointed as President of Subaru Tecnica International Inc. and Technical Advisor of FHI effective April 1, 2014
- Tatsuhiko Mukawa
(Current title: Corporate Senior Vice President, Senior General Manager of Subaru Engineering Div.)
* Appointed as President of Fuji Techno-Services Co., Ltd. effective April 1, 2014
- Tsuyoshi Nakai
(Current title: Corporate Vice President, External Relations)
* Appointed as Advisor of FHI effective April 1, 2014
4. Responsibility Changes: Directors (Effective April 1, 2014)
| Name | New | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Akira Mabuchi Director Corporate Executive Vice President |
-Corporate Planning Dept. -Business Planning Dept. -Affiliated Companies Dept. -China Project Office -Subaru Cost Planning & Management Div. -Subaru Purchasing Div. -Subaru Quality Assurance Div. |
-Corporate Planning Dept. -Business Planning Dept. -Affiliated Companies Dept. -China Project Office -Subaru Cost Planning & Management Div. -Subaru Product & Portfolio Planning Div. -Subaru Purchasing Div. -Subaru Quality Assurance Div. |
| Naoto Muto Director Corporate Executive Vice President |
-Intellectual Property Dept. -Subaru Product & Portfolio Planning Div. -Subaru Engineering Div. -Subaru Technical Research Center |
-Intellectual Property Dept. -Subaru Engineering Div. -Subaru Technical Research Center |
| Tomohiko Ikeda Director Corporate Executive Vice President |
-Secretarial Office -Human Resources Dept. |
-Secretarial Office -Human Resources Dept. -Subaru Global Marketing Div. -Subaru Japan Sales & Marketing Div. -Subaru Overseas Sales & Marketing Div 2 |
| Mitsuru Takahashi Director Corporate Executive Vice President |
-Finance & Accounting Dept. -Corporate Communications Dept. -Business Process & Information System Management Dept. -General Administration Dept. -Legal Dept. -Internal Audit Dept. (No change from current area of responsibilities) |
-Finance & Accounting Dept. -Corporate Communications Dept. -Business Process & Information System Management Dept. -General Administration Dept. -Legal Dept. -Internal Audit Dept. |
| Takeshi Tachimori Director Corporate Executive Vice President |
-Subaru Global Marketing Div. -Subaru Japan Sales & Marketing Div. -Subaru Overseas Sales & Marketing Div 1 -Subaru Overseas Sales & Marketing Div 2 -Subaru of America, Inc. |
-Subaru Overseas Sales & Marketing Div 1 -Subaru of America, Inc. |
5. Responsibility Changes: Corporate Vice Presidents (Effective April 1, 2014)
| Name | New | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Shuzo Haimoto Corporate Executive Vice President |
-Business Process & Information System Management Dept. -Industrial Products Company |
-Business Planning Dept. -Business Process & Information System Management Dept. -Industrial Products Company |
| Company President of Industrial Products Company | General Manager of Business Planning Dept. and Company President of Industrial Products Company | |
| Masahiro Kasai Corporate Executive Vice President |
-Subaru Purchasing Div. | -Subaru Manufacturing Div. |
| Chief General Manager of Subaru Purchasing Div. | Chief General Manager of Subaru Manufacturing Div. and Gunma Plant | |
| Hidetoshi Kobayashi Corporate Senior Vice President |
-Subaru Overseas Sales & Marketing Div 2 -Subaru Parts & Accessories Div. |
-Subaru Parts & Accessories Div. -Subaru Global Marketing Div. |
| Chief General Manager of Subaru Overseas Sales & Marketing Div 2 and Subaru Parts & Accessories Div. | Chief General Manager of Subaru Parts & Accessories Div. and Senior General Manager of Subaru Global Marketing Div. | |
| Tomomi Nakamura Corporate Senior Vice President |
-Subaru Overseas Sales & Marketing Div 1 -Subaru of America, Inc. |
-Subaru Global Marketing Div. -Subaru Overseas Sales & Marketing Div 1 -Subaru Overseas Sales & Marketing Div 2 |
| Chief General Manager of Subaru Overseas Sales & Marketing Div 1 and Chairman of Subaru of America, Inc. | Senior General Manager of Subaru Global Marketing Div., Subaru Overseas Sales & Marketing Div 1, and Subaru Overseas Sales & Marketing Div 2 | |
| Masaki Okawara Corporate Senior Vice President |
-Subaru Manufacturing Div. | - Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc. |
| Chief General Manager of Subaru Manufacturing Div. and Gunma Plant | President of Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc. | |
| Yasunobu Nogai Corporate Vice President |
-Subaru Cost Planning & Management Div. | -Subaru Cost Planning & Management Div. |
| Chief General Manager of Subaru Cost Planning & Management Div. | Chief General Manager of Subaru Cost Planning & Management Div. and General Manager of Business Planning Dept. | |
| Satoshi Maeda Corporate Vice President |
-Intellectual Property Dept. -Subaru Engineering Div. |
-Subaru Engineering Div. |
| Senior General Manager of Subaru Engineering Div. | Senior General Manager of Subaru Engineering Div. |
6. Responsibilities of New Corporate Vice Presidents (Effective April 1, 2014)
| Name | New | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Nobuhiko Murakami Corporate Senior Vice President | -Subaru Global Marketing Div. | ― |
| Senior General Manager of Subaru Global Marketing Div. | ||
| Toshiaki Tamegai Corporate Vice President |
- Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc. | Senior General Manager, Gunma Plant, Subaru Manufacturing Div. |
| President of Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc. | ||
| Hiroki Kurihara Corporate Vice President |
-Subaru Japan Sales & Marketing Div. | President, Nagoya Subaru Motors Inc. |
| Chief General Manager of Subaru Japan Sales & Marketing Div. | ||
| Tetsuo Onuki Corporate Vice President |
-Subaru Engineering Div. | General Manager, Body Design Dept., Subaru Engineering Div. |
| Senior General Manager of Subaru Engineering Div. and General Manager of Body Design Dept. |